Trex Deck Picture Frame
This technique is also called picture framing or racetrack decking.
Trex deck picture frame. Many pvc and trex composite decking products are not the same color all the way through so you ll want to cover the ends. It sets even the most basic backyard deck apart from the rest and has a minimal to zero material cost increase with only a little more labor required. Blocking must be installed between joists where the picture frame boards will be parallel to the joists. Picture framing decking is becoming quite popular among home owners and deck builders.
On a deck with a single picture frame the joist supporting the ends of the field boards is a lot closer to the deck s edge joist. I m using trex transcend and my wife has selected the deep lava rock color along with the lighter tiki torch for the main deck boards. An effective method of finishing a deck surface is to install a trim board around the perimeter of the deck. The width of only one picture frame deck board 5 1 2 will span the thickness of even a double rim joist 3 plus a decorative fascia board 3 4 thereby protecting them from any gathering of debris or exposure to the elements.
Assuming a 5 1 2 inch deck board 1 1 2 inches for the deck s edge joist a 3 4 inch skirtboard and a 1 1 4 inch overhang you re left with only 1 1 4 inches between the rim joist and the inside edge of the picture. Many deck designers are incorporating a picture frame look where the outer edge of the deck is one two or three boards of the one color and the the field area of the deck is the other color. A picture frame creates a professional look but does require additional framing.